1881 $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS Nos: 7833, 7907, 87907,
97907
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 640
Proofs: 51
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: 18
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 64.5
grains (4.18 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-63. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 3954, illustrated,
sold for $10,925.00
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 244, illustrated, sold for
$12,650.00 From Abe Kosoff's sale
of the Shuford Collection, April 1968, Lot 1767
NGC AU-58 (illustrated above).
Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot 2113 @ $4,025.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1218, illustrated, sold for
$4,255.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
The finest Proof example
graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
The finest Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-62.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-64.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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